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Decided from now on I'm going to name all my beers after Beatles songs ...
Batch Size: 25.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.045 SG
Estimated Color: 13.3 EBC
Estimated IBU: 61.0 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Water treated with CRS in HLT
1.00 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min)
4.50 kg Pale Malt
0.30 kg Caraamber
0.20 kg Biscuit Malt
40.00 gm Pilgrim [11.50 %] (60 min)
30.00 gm Williamette [6.70 %] (20 min)
30.00 gm Williamette [6.70 %] (Aroma)
1.00 tsp Protafloc (Boil 15.0 min)
1 Pkgs S-04
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
68.5 C
Didn't bother with a full pic set as they're all starting to look the same, but....
New mast tun :o)
Last few brews I've been complaining that I haven't been getting a good cold break... so this time I switched to protafloc:
Gravity was up - 1050 but I was down 2 ltrs so I added 2 to bring it back to 1045 (ish)
Note cold break. Never seen one like this, there's a fair amount transferred to FV too .. it's sitting in there giving me evils. Hoping it's going to drop with the yeast.
Still .... S-O4 is doing it's business and all seems well ... tried the cara amber and the biscuit to see if I could get some red colour - seems like I have in the FV but can't be seen in the trial jar.
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)
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Posted 1 year ago by Member
Great idea with the Beatles song. A little bit shocked your not going down the 'bad pun' route of most micro breweries!
Posted 1 year ago by Admin
Great break material there Tony. I'm jealous of that shiny mash tun.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 1 year ago by Member
If someone had told me 15 years ago that in 15 years' time I'd be excited by a digital photo of someone's new steel mash tun I'd probably have said to them 'what's a digital photo?'
Nice one, sir.
-Barry
Conditioning (Bottles): Sam Adams Boston Lager Clone
Drinking (Bottles): Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone
Drinking (King Keg): McMullen's Country Best Bitter
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Lol barry!
That recipe has got me going dude, always wanted to try biscuit malt. You can actually see a reflection of a jealous face in your shiny mash tun if you look closley. Its me.
Where did you get the tun from tony? How does it hold the heat? Is it a fals bottom jobbie? Also did you convert it or was it "pre-made"? Any piccys of the inside coming up?
The last few brews Ive been getting a good cold break like that, mine have always dropped out so I wouldnt worry. Should be a pretty bitter beer then looking at the starting gravity to the bitterness (cant help but look at ratios now, seems to get me horney!)
Well done chum!
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!
Posted 1 year ago by Member
heh heh ... yes indeed, how strange life is Barry! I had my first digital camera about 12 years ago. It was 3.2 meg and crap. Cost a packet too.
Hi nath .. it was made for me and yes, I'll do some new pics. It has a false bottom and holds the heat pretty well .. although maybe not quite as well as the thermobox - but I've only used it the once so far.
I've wanted to try the biscuit for quite a while ... but was really unsure as to how much I could use, so kept it low. It wasn't until I saw you talk about ratios that I went back into beersmith and checked them.... interesting. Yes .. I'm looking at a nice bitter birthday beer :o)
I'll organise some more pics .. and if anyone is interested I can provide the email of the bloke who made the tun. I just need a 50 ltr boiler now :o)
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
I would love the email mate, doing nights at the mo and Im really thinking of a full stainless setup after seeing yours!
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!
Posted 1 year ago by Member
No prob nath .. rather than broadcast it on here, email me: maycontainnuts at virginmedia dot com
:o)
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)
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